Terminal Snake Game (C++ & ncurses)

A stage-based terminal snake game implemented in C++ using the ncurses library.
Includes gates, missions, stage progression, scoring system, and more.

🎮 Game Features

• Arrow-key controlled snake with auto-movement
• Items:
  • 🍎 Growth Items: +1 Length
  • ☠️ Poison Items: -1 Length
• Gates:
  • Teleport between gate pairs
  • Cooldown system and gate regeneration
• Stage system:
  • 4 unique stages with missions (length, item collection, gate use)
• Game Over conditions:
  • Wall/Body collision
  • U-turn
  • Length < 3
  • Using gate during cooldown
  • Stage time limit exceeded
• Scoring and ranking system saved to highscore.txt and ranking.txt
• Gameplay demo available

📦 Files

• snake_game.cpp — Main game source code
• Makefile — Compile instructions
• highscore.txt — Local high score record
• ranking.txt — Cumulative ranking data
• snake_game_rules.png — Game rule image
• snake_game_demo.mp4 — Gameplay demo video

🔧 Build Instructions

make

This will compile snake_game.cpp using the provided Makefile.

Ensure that you have ncurses installed:

sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev

▶️ Run the Game

./snake_game

🧠 Rules Summary

• Movement: Use arrow keys. U-turns and self-collisions cause Game Over.
• Growth/Poison: Snake must maintain length ≥ 3 to survive.
• Gates: Appear on walls. Entering during cooldown results in Game Over.
• Items: Disappear after 300 ticks. Max 3 Growth and 3 Poison on screen.
• Mission: Complete each stage's length, item, and gate goals.

📹 Demo

Watch the demo

🏆 High Scores

Scores are automatically saved after each game. Rankings are viewable in ranking.txt.

If highscore.txt or ranking.txt does not exist, they will be created automatically on the first run.

📜 License

This project is for educational and non-commercial use only.
Feel free to fork and expand upon it!